Topic: Microsoft Xbox

Microsoft's Xbox Will No Longer Be Supported

Microsoft has announced that service repairs for its original Xbox video game systems with expired warranties will no longer be available. So if yours breaks, what happens now?READ»

Independent Repair Shops Can Fix Those Tricky Game Consoles

Game system repairs are increasingly being performed by independent repair shops, as manufacturers grow reluctant to repair consoles, even ones under warranty.READ»

CPR's Game System Repairs Are Fast and Reliable

CPR expert technicians are now specializing in repair of game consoles – and not just Xboxes. READ»

Tech Watch: Intel, Asus Let You Re-Invent the PC; Microsoft Lets Your Xbox Re-Invent You

WePC brings Digg-style crowd-sourcing to customizing laptops and Microsoft will let users customize their Xbox 360 with avatars.READ»

PS3 Sales Rocketing, Leaving Nintendo Lost in the Dust?

We knew it was likely to happen, we just didn't realize how big the effect was going to be: According to some reports, the PS3 make-over and price drop has resulted in sales rocketing 1000%. Is Sony beating its gaming rivals? The ...READ»

Sadly, This Doesn't Fix Tone Deafness

When your company's team-building karaoke turns "scary-oke," here's one way to keep it in the office.READ»

Less Hulk, More Bruce Lee

The striking power of Michael Jager.READ»

Microsoft Bets Big On Halo 3

Microsoft hopes its strategic partnerships sell not only the final installment of its Halo franchise but the Xbox 360 as well.READ»

• Halo 3's Octopus Marketing Strategy

Only a Game

Fighting it out to the bitter end - XBox 360 vs PS3READ»

Datebook

Critical calendar listings for July 2005.READ»

A Good Alternative?

Microsoft is already generating buzz for the next iteration of their Xbox game system. Like ilovebees.com, for Halo 2, they have launched ourcolony.net website. Ourcolony is an example of an Alternate Reality Game, or ARG. Others ...READ»

Augmented Reality Game Plus Facebook Equals Gaming for the Future?

Social networking and augmented reality are the tech buzzwords du jour--but what happens when you mix the two up? You get the casual game Cannonballz from Zugara. And it's a little taste of how gaming might go in the future. The ...READ»

Feeding the Beast

Sustainability is about more than eco-friendly burger boxes.READ»

Let CPR Game System Repairs be Your Island in an Ocean of Frustration

Manufacturers used to fix their game system consoles with reliable results. Increasingly now they won't even fix 'em.READ»

Interview with GameFly Co-Founder Sean Spector

Often referred to as the “Netflix of video games,” the GameFly online video game rental service allows users rent a game, play it as much as they want, and then send it back in a postpaid envelope. As soon as GameFly receives ...READ»

The Nostalgic Conundrum

Yesterday, over Sunday lox and bagels, my friends and I fell into a heated debate over the way "kids today" are growing up (note: a frightening term I've recently noticed making its premature debut in my late 20-something ...READ»

Felicia Day and The Guild's Path to Level 80 Digital Success

The Guild may not be on network television, but with millions of downloads and a third season starting, Felicia Day is proving that a geek community is better than broadcast.READ»

Microsoft's First Move

Last night Microsoft announced that they had hired Hironobu Sakaguchi to create two games for their upcoming Xbox Next. Sakaguchi is the creator of the bestselling series Final Fantasy. And so Microsoft makes their first move for ...READ»

Are Gamers More Evolutionarily Advanced?

A new study suggests there is a correlation between video gamers, depression, and being overweight. According to the CDC, the average American gamer has a higher body mass index than his peers, and also tends to be more ...READ»

Microsoft's Shane Kim on Project Natal and the Xbox 360 Road Map

Microsoft continues to push the social networking and entertainment capabilities of the Xbox 360--games on demand and group movie viewing are two such features due in the next system update (due in August). We asked Shane Kim, Microsoft's VP of Strategy and Business Development for Interactive Entertainment, about the evolution of Xbox Live and what the launch of Project Natal means for the business.READ»

Let This Be a Sign: Artist Shawn Wolfe's Blistering Commentary on Consumerism

Seattle-based designer Shawn Wolfe has built his career on cheeky and subversive work for MTV, K2, Sprite, Capitol Records and Old Navy. But at the heart of his self-initiated artwork is a critical and highly entertaining survey of ...READ»

Few Cell Phone Repair Businesses Offer Franchising Opportunities

It's estimated that over half the people in the world own cell phones, and yet franchising opportunities are relatively rare.READ»

The Innovator's Solution

Seagate Technology, one of the oldest firms in the disk-drive industry, has developed a set of five operating principles that allows it to out-innovate even the most nimble young competitor. The result: an innovator that poses a dilemma for its rivals.READ»

Streaming Video? Forget Myka or Roku and Get Windows 7

We already know Netflix users are begging for easier ways to get streaming video to their TVs--Xbox, PS3, Roku, and Blu-ray players apparently aren't simple enough solutions. Instead, more and more people watch TV and film on their ...READ»

Sony Exec Confirms PS3 Motion Control in Spring

Sony's Computer Entertainment head Kazuo Hirai has been speaking to the media about his company's gaming plans, and one little nugget slipped out: The PS3 Motion Controller is due next year. Is Xbox 360 beginning to lose to the ...READ»